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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812020103321

Titolo

The semantics of clause linking : a cross-linguistic typology / / edited by R. M. W. Dixon, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-193517-4

1-282-34639-3

9786612346392

0-19-156990-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Collana

Explorations in linguistic typology ; ; no. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

AikhenvaldA. IU (Aleksandra IUrevna)

DixonRobert M. W

Disciplina

401.43

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Clauses

Language and languages - Grammars

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Typological Perspective; 2 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Akkadian; 3 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Galo; 4 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Kham; 5 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Manambu; 6 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Iquito; 7 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Aguaruna; 8 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Ojibwe; 9 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Boumaa Fijian; 10 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Toqabaqita; 11 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Martuthunira

12 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Korean13 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Goemai; 14 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Konso; 15 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Mali; 16 Semantics and Grammar in Clause Linking; Author index; Language index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

A cross-linguistic examination of the grammatical means languages employ to represent a set of semantic relations between clauses, this text features 14 real-world studies of languages ranging from Korean



and Kham to Iquito and Ojibwe.